At Park and 2nd Antiques we have a very eclectic collection of antiques, curiosities, and vintage.
We are always adding and changing our store inventory. Park and 2nd is filled with quality and curious
items from many different eras. Whether you’re looking to add to your collection, trying out or creating
a new look, refinishing or repurposing, we have a variety of different items just for you. We are located conveniently in downtown Historic Sanford, at the corner of Park and 2nd.

Kenneth Dittmann is the proprietor of Park and 2nd Antiques. Ken has been in business for over 30 years
and has a vast knowledge from antiquities, precious metals, modern collectibles, musical instruments,
historical items and much more. For more information view our “About Us” page and visit KensCoins.net.

Timeless Trivia – updated regularly

Learn some fun facts about the antiques, vintage items, and unique curiosities that come through our door!

Introducing today's unique item, an antique blue moriage Dragonware sake bottle with bird whistle and lithophane geisha sake cup. When you pour the sake the little bird on top emits a whistling sound. The sake cup has a lithophane design of a geisha at the bottom of the cup. A lithophane is an etched or molded artwork that is only clearly visible when the back is lit by a source of light. Moriage refers to the raised designs on the pottery, created by laying beads of porcelain on the pottery before kiln firing, and then painting them after. Dragonware is a type of moriage pottery decorated with predominately ornate dragons that usually wrap around the entire piece.

Heywood Wakefield Dining Room Set

Today's item is an 8-piece Heywood Wakefield Dining Room set from 1956. Normally retails at $10000. We are asking $2500 for it. Originally two different companies, the Heywood Brothers and the Wakefield Company. Both companies produced wicker and rattan furniture. The two companies became fierce rivals as their products popularity increased. Eventually in 1897 the companies merged into Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company, which was shortened to Heywood-Wakefield Company in 1921. #HeywoodWakefield #diningset

Antique Coin Operated Dice Game

Today's unique item is an antique coin operated dice game. Manufactured by the Quality Supply Co. Sioux Falls, S. Oak. Coin operated machines actually go as far back as the 1st century A.D. in Ancient Rome. Invented by Heron, or Hero of Alexandria, the machine dispensed holy water for the ritual washing of worshippers at Egyptian temples in exchange for a coin. It was used to control the amount of holy water used without the need for the presence of a priest. At the end of the day the machine would be refilled and the coins emptied in preparation for the next day.

Asian Screen

Park & 2nd has antiques and vintage items from all over the world. Today's highlight is a our Asian folding screens. The invention of folding screens dates back to during the Han dynasty(206 BCE -220 CE). They had several practical uses, such as preventing drafts in the home, providing privacy, especially dressing screens for ladies, to be used as partitions for larger rooms, and for decorative purposes. Folding screens were often decorated with beautiful art, especially depicting everyday life in the palace, nature, romantic scenes, and mythological creatures. These screens were not just popular in Asian but in all parts of the world. An avid collector of Asian folding screens, fashion designer, Coco Chanel, is said to have owned 32 screens. Eight of theses screens housed at her apartment at 31 rue Cambon, Paris. #Asian #foldingscreens

Philco Radio

One of our newest items is this vintage Philco Radio. Originally known as the Philadelphia Storage Battery Company, the name was then shortened to Philco during the company's 1919 advertising campaign by James M. Skinner. In 1923 Philco first started making batteries for consumer radios. In 1927 Philco started their weekly Friday night radio broadcast, the "Philco Hour", which eventually became a regular NBC program. Around the same time the RCA company developed the technology enabling radios to be plugged directly into the wall. Making Philco's Socket-Power units, which allowed radios to be plugged into an electrical outlet but still required a battery to function, obsolete. It was at this time that Philco decided to inquire into making their own radios, releasing their first radio in 1928. #Philco #Radio

Bohemian Green Glassware Set

Bohemian glass is glass made in or around the surrounding area of the present day Czech Republic. Home to many glass studios and even schools attended by both local and foreign students alike, the Czech Republic is known for it's beautiful hand-cut, blown, painted, and engraved glassware. Just like this lovely set of green Bohemian glassware, beautifully painted with delicate flowers on top of gold colored accents. The oldest known archaeological discoveries of glass making sites date back to around 1250 and were found in Northern Bohemia, in the Lusatian Mountains. #BohemianGlass #glassware